As Fall The Leaves Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHFF| As fall the leaves so drop the days | A |
| In silence from the tree of life | B |
| Born for a little while to blaze | A |
| In action in the heat of strife | B |
| And then to shrivel with Time's blast | C |
| And fade forever in the past | C |
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| In beauty once the leaf was seen | D |
| To all it offered gentle shade | E |
| Men knew the splendor of its green | D |
| That cheered them so would quickly fade | E |
| And quickly too must pass away | F |
| All that is splendid of to day | F |
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| To try to keep the leaves were vain | G |
| Men understand that they must fall | H |
| Why should they bitterly complain | G |
| When sorrows come to one and all | H |
| Why should they mourn the passing day | F |
| That must depart along the way | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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